World Development System

Chapter 344: [Bonus chapter]275. Plans and Plots for the future.

Taylor thought, ʼIf we can successfully cultivate the grains then we may get quite the unexpected results in the long term. This investment and research will be worth it.ʼ

John nodded and spoke, ”I will be personally guiding the research team on the direction of grain research so that they donʼt go in circles and also so that we optimize the resources at hand. And since I wonʼt have much time on my hands, I will only be guiding on research direction. This way I can focus on multiple projects and not neglect the administrative duties at the same time.”

Taylor and Quill nodded. Here Quill nodded and spoke, ”I will arrange the work and research institute accordingly so that we can use your time efficiently.”

John nodded as he looked at the letter once again with a smile and spoke, ”And how do we want to deal with his proposal of Dolores being the medium of trade between Aelius and Sky? This may seem like a delicious proposal to us currently but it can become deadly in long term. And it seems that the Greenwoods Village deal will also be signed over this contract officially or else it will always remain under dispute even if we maintain the status quo i.e occupation over Greenwoods Village. So it will become quite complicated.”

Taylor was a bit confused as he heard John and thought,  ʼWhether it is trade or services. I donʼt think they have an edge over us. Maybe in the long term, they may get an edge over us but will it be that serious?ʼ

Quill meanwhile understood and spoke, ”Yes, this deal is like a slow poison intended to paralyze us in long term but there is also a threat. They will most likely try to Spy via merchants when they give big orders to our companies but at the same time, they will reduce orders for other countries mostly the ones bordering us so that they can slowly build resentment.”

”In addition, they may try to reduce costs via their slave labor slowly and then grab the industries when they have enough technologies to compete with our companies. But there is 1 problem, they donʼt have the infrastructure, social structure and Laws to improve the efficiency and quality of their populace. So most likely their best shot is bribery for companies that are on the brink of bankruptcy and no way out. But if they have a plan to improve the education standards then things may change. Most likely Plato concocted this plan to num and slowly get back on track. but there is 1 flaw, is he sure that Aelius will remain single in the future? It may very well get segregated if the conflict among Princes increases and there is Radiant Church, their foundational roots are in Aelius and they can very well endure for a long time.”

John agreed with Quill and spoke with a smile, ”Yes, this deal is a double-edged sword for them. The same tactics can be used against them, no more crude tactics if push comes to the shove. This deal of his might have worked against others but not against us. Ok, we will accept his conditions to numb him instead and make him feel that he is successfully plotting against us but this might very well be good for us if our bordering countries try to invade again as we will have the legitimacy and peopleʼs support to occupy them. I reckon this pot will slowly boil for about 5-10 years but it will most likely collapse due to internal struggle is my guess but anything can happen so we canʼt just rely on foresight, we have to work hard for our interests, lax behavior will always be the poison for country and populace. Of course, for their invasion to go the path we create, we will have to hide the capabilities of our Military Industrial Complex and weave a fine net for them to take the bait. Next time, they wonʼt get easily baited like in the current war where everyone wanted a piece of Ballista and had gone bonkers. But unlike this time, we will gulp all of them down in 1 go.”

Both Quill and Taylor had surprised expressions when they heard of the future plans as they both agreed as a decision was already made.